Vantage
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Vantage (Japanese: 待ち伏せ Ambush) is a combat skill which debuted in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. In all of its appearances, it allows the user to strike the enemy first when said enemy initiates an attack on the user during the enemy phase. The activation criteria vary from game to game, but typically involve the user being at 50% or less HP. In Heroes, it is a three-tiered type B passive skill (whose individiual tiers are known as Vantage 1, Vantage 2, and Vantage 3 in order from lowest to highest), and activates its effect when its HP is at or below a certain threshold; the amount of HP remaining needed to activate the skill increases with the skill's tier.
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In the main Fire Emblem series
Game | Icon | Effect | Activation | Capacity | Notes |
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Genealogy of the Holy War | The user always strikes first. Negates the enemy's Accost. |
If HP ≤ 50% and foe initiates combat | -- | -- | |
Thracia 776 | The user always strikes first. | If foe initiates combat | -- | If the user also has Wrath, Wrath's activation chance is decreased. | |
Path of Radiance | The user always strikes first. | If foe initiates combat | 10 | -- | |
Radiant Dawn | The user strikes first. | (Speed)%, if foe initiates combat | 15 | -- | |
Awakening | The user always strikes first. | If HP ≤ 50% and foe initiates combat | -- | -- | |
Fates | The user always strikes first. | If HP ≤ 50% and foe initiates combat | -- | -- |
In other Fire Emblem series titles
Game | Icon | Effect | Activation | Capacity | Notes |
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Heroes (Vantage 1) |
Unit counterattacks first. | If HP ≤ 25% and foe initiates combat | -- | Cost: 50 SP | |
Heroes (Vantage 2) |
Unit counterattacks first. | If HP ≤ 50% and foe initiates combat | -- | Cost: 100 SP |
Availability
Genealogy of the Holy War
Units (As a personal skill) | First Generation: Arden • Lex Second Generation: (Any set of two children*), if Arden or Lex was their father • Ares • Hannibal • Johan • Roddlevan |
Thracia 776
Units (As a personal skill) | Halvan • Machyua |
Units (As a class skill) | Pirn After promotion: Lara • Lifis |
Classes | Thief Fighter |
Items | Vantage M • Beo Sword • Dragonpike |
Path of Radiance
Units | Mia • Naesala |
Items | Vantage |
Radiant Dawn
Units | Mia • Naesala |
Items | Vantage |
Awakening
Units | Arden • Athena • Ayra • Deen • Eyvel • Karel • Larcei • Lloyd • Lucia • Lyn (SpotPass version) • Marisa • Mia • Olwen • Owain • Navarre • Say'ri • Seliph (SpotPass version) • Ulster • Yen'fay • Zihark |
Classes | Myrmidon (Learned at Level 10) |
Fates
Units | Revelation: Fuga Birthright and Revelation: Hinata • Hisame • Ryoma |
Classes | Samurai (Learned at Level 10) |
Three Houses
Classes | Hero |
Class mastery | Mercenary (100 class Exp required) |
Heroes
Units | Anna: Commander • Altina: Dawn's Trueblade • Gaius: Thief Exposed • Gordin: Altean Archer • Ishtar: Thunder Goddess • Lon'qu: Solitary Blade • Mia: Lady of Blades • Reinhardt: Thunder's Fist • Reinhardt: Thunder's Sword • Rutger: Lone Swordsman (Rarity requirements vary per character) |
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Trivia
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Vantage |
An advantage, usually in the context of situations and conditions which provide an advantage. |
Spanish |
Emboscada |
Ambush |
French |
Initiative |
Initiative |
German |
Vorteil |
Advantage |
Italian |
Vantaggio |
Advantage |
Korean |
매복 |
Ambush |
Simplified Chinese |
埋伏 |
Ambush |
Traditional Chinese |
埋伏 |
Ambush |
Gallery
Artwork of the Vantage manual from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.
Mia activating Vantage in Path of Radiance.
Mia activating Vantage in Radiant Dawn.
References
See also
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